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John Balliol

1249 - 1314

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John Balliol or John de Balliol (c. 1249 – late 1314), known derisively as Toom Tabard (meaning 'empty coat'), was King of Scots from 1292 to 1296. Little is known of his early life. After the death of Margaret, Maid of Norway, Scotland entered an interregnum during which several competitors for the Crown of Scotland put forward claims. Balliol was chosen from among them as the new King of Scotland by a group of selected noblemen headed by King Edward I of England. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Balliol is the 4,490th most popular politician (up from 5,133rd in 2019), the 1,056th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,036th in 2019) and the 200th most popular British Politician.

John Balliol is most famous for being the first king of Scotland. He was the first person to be crowned King of Scotland, and his reign lasted from 1292 to 1296.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Balliol ranks 4,490 out of 19,576. Before him are Ugyen Wangchuck, John George, Elector of Brandenburg, George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Švitrigaila, Baruch ben Neriah, and John Atta Mills. After him are Quintus Servilius Caepio, Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco, Said bin Taimur, Sima Shi, Arses of Persia, and Ar-Radi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1249, John Balliol ranks 3. Before him are Eric V of Denmark, and Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon. After him are Robert III, Count of Flanders, Emperor Kameyama, Frederick I, Margrave of Baden, Amadeus V, Count of Savoy, Zhu Shijie, and John I, Duke of Saxony. Among people deceased in 1314, John Balliol ranks 5. Before him are Philip IV of France, Pope Clement V, Jacques de Molay, and Rainier I of Monaco, Lord of Cagnes. After him are Albert II, Margrave of Meissen, Muhammad III of Granada, Zhu Shijie, Stephen I, Ban of Bosnia, and Helen of Anjou.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Balliol ranks 1,056 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Knox (1791), Katherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham (1458), Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (1878), Anna Atkins (1799), Julian Huxley (1887), and Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738). After him are P. G. Wodehouse (1881), James Lovelock (1919), Tim Roth (1961), Alexander III of Scotland (1241), Arthur Cayley (1821), and Thomas Tallis (1502).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, John Balliol ranks 200. Before him are Beorhtric of Wessex (800), David I of Scotland (1084), Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430), David Cameron (1966), Malcolm III of Scotland (1031), and Duncan I of Scotland (1001). After him are Alexander III of Scotland (1241), Robert III of Scotland (1330), Ed Miliband (1969), Anne of York (1475), Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (1506), and Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764).

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